Just so funny created by Tracey Thorne

 Oh my gosh - how cool are the colours of this months moodboard. I started this 12x 12 layout not realising it worked in with Aprils moodboard colours - and I am loving it!

I have started my layout with a base of white cardstock and to that I have smeared some Dylusions Acrylic paint - Peony blush with a spatula across the page. I have then added a stencil and with a wet cloth have wiped some of the paint away to leave a resist look.

I have then got into my stash of Stampers Anonymous stamps. I love these stamps - my layout ended up being a bit of a unleash the goodness of Tim Holtz & Stampers Anonymous on this page.  Most have been used as background stamping with a Ranger Archival Ink in black. The flowers that I have stamped have been fussy cut and coloured using Prima watercolour 07 - Icy blue and a Cobalt blue acrylic paint that has been watered down for application.

These are the stamps that I have used on the page:-

Grunged - CMS 402

Botanical Sketch - CMS 216

Watercolour - CMS 217

Flower Garden CMS 215

I have used the Grunge stamps to frame the photo and its embellishments along with a few of the other 'marking' type stamps.

I have used Vicki Boutin Colour Study paper pad to use as layers under my photo. I have then added some black spot printed paper to add to those layers and an oldie in Sassafrass Lass to help with those layers. I have then layered the pre-stamped flowers that I have coloured under each corner and added a couple of paper ephemera quote cards and puffy stickers.

 

I have combined two older Thickers fonts and then used a Dymo embossing labeller to punch out a little extra journalling. To create the edge I have cut down the white page and glued it down to a contrasting piece  of cardstock. To that I have added a Heidi Swapp large photo corner and some Washi tape which I have then sewn a line border with black thread.

I love this fun layout about two of my favourite people. I hope it helps you create something special with this months moodboard too.

Enjoy the weekend - dust off something in your stash you haven't used in a long time... create and enjoy the art of creation.

tracey

So in love by Tracey B

 Hi everyone

This layout was inspired by the cute puppy on this month's mood sketch.

We have a new puppy in our household, officially called Willow but also known as Destructo & Hoover. (The last thing she chewed was a metal watering can which can hardly have been palatable!)

   I started with some white cad stock as a base then blended through a Vicki Boutin Color Study Bubbles stencil, some Distress ink in Cracked Pistachio, Twisted Citron and Kitsch Flamingo.

I added some Colour Blast paste (Punch) through another stencil and then some Radient Gel mixed with Impasto through an old Dots Fade stencil.   

I added a Dear Lizzy die cut phrase as my tile and then some embellishments from my stash including

chipboard frames, enamel dots and shapes, a flair, bow, pins, twine and an Ideaology Small Talk Occasions sticker.. 

 

Here's the finished layout

TFL

cheers

Tracey

  

'Live Everyday with Intention' - by Emma Zappone

Hello to you all this fine Thursday.
Today I am sharing a project that I made last year sometime and have yet to share it with you.
It was a fairly simple page, with techniques that we all like to play with. Plus I found the video of it being created too....bonus!!

It is an A4 layout created on heavy white cardstock. I started by using an image transfer by Dress my Craft and then a coat of clear gesso to seal that and the page together. I would love you to check out the video to see the process as it probably would explain the process much better than I could 😂😂😂

I used some great products on this page including the awesome Aall & create stamp Lotus Clusters, which I stamped onto the background with emboss ink and then using White emboss powder heat set it. I also stamped the same flowers onto white card this time with black ink and then added colour in a watercolour type technique.

The colours used where a combination of Izink pigment inks and Distress Crayons. I used the same colours on the background as well as on the stamped flowers. With the stamped flowers I incorporated a little pink too. The additional stamps on the back ground were from Tim Holtz Field Notes set and I used permanent ink to stamp these and add some more vibrancy to the page.
Beats using Black all the time.

I kept my embellishments simple, so the colours really made the statement. I did manage to use an awesome Finnabair Metal flower amongst the flower cluster. 
I hope you enjoy the process video and I will see you all again soon.

Stay crafty, Em xx

You and Me by Tracey B

 

Hi everyone

I'm just loving all the colours in this month's moodsketch  and thought Vicki Boutin's Color Study paper would be prefect as a background. 

                                            

I only had the 1 sheet of paper (knew I should have bought more!) so I cut a piece from it, then sponged the edges of some white paper in a variety of colours to roughly match the background paper. 

I added a doily, some pompom braid, enamel hearts, Heidi Swapp Art Walk stickers and some Ideaology Small Talk Occasions stickers

TFL

cheers

Tracey

'Take the Scenic Route' by Emma Zappone

 Hi there. 
Today I am sharing a very quick and easy Art Journal page with you that I also made a video of.
I based this page on this months mood/sketch colours. 

This page was created in my 5x7 Art by Marlene journal. I prepped my page with white gesso first as it had some marks and paint from a previous page.
Then I used Finnabair stencil Mind Games as an interest on the base with modeling paste.

Once the paste was dry, I started adding colour with Distress Crayons. I applied the colour like a watercolour over the background. making sure the colours met but didn't mix.
Once these were dry, I etched a black border and drew some loose lines amongst the pattern of the paste. This added a little more depth to the background. I also added a little light stamping using Framework Elements stamp by Aall & Create.

Popping that aside for a minute, I grabbed a couple of Naturalist Rub-ons by 49 and Market. I transferred one of the bright butterflies onto a piece of cardstock and then fussy cut it out. I also used some of the stitching lines amongst my drawn border. 

These colours work so nicely together. The quote used is from Tim Holtz Idea-ology quote chips and finally finished it all off with some black & white ink flick.

Please enjoy this page coming to life here....

Have a great week everyone and will see you again soon.
Em xx

Let's get messy by Tracey B

 Hi everyone

Here is another layout based on this month's mood sketch.

I started as I often do with a 'waste' background.   By waste I mean waste not.   I have a lot of pages on the go where that little bit of left over medium gets whacked on.

I then built up the background with more mixed media.

I pressed some Distress Oxide (Mermaid Lagoon) onto my messy mat, gave it a spritz of water and then lay a Vicki Boutin Bubbles Color Study stencils in it.   I then lay the stencil onto the layout, ink side down leaving the stencil in place.

I lay another piece of card stock over the top and gave it all a quick rub to catch any ink that had squished out from the stencil.   This page then becomes the start of another 'waste' background!

  With the stencil still in place I blended through some distress ink (Mustard Seed).

I carefully lifted the stencil, gave it a spritz of water (on both sides) and 'kissed' (ie touched lightly) onto another 'waste' background, flipping the stencil over to make sure I got all the goodness off.   

I grabbed on old empty toilet roll and stamped with it using the little left over Mermaid Lagoon on my messy mat.   

I had used the actual chain from the 2 Crafty Chained Circle Frame chipboard but kept the waste (are you sensing a theme!) which I coated with a Posca pen (Fuchsia).

I matted my photo with Heidi Swapp Pineapple Crush (Sun Chaser) patterned paper and added a few embellishments

Heidi Swapp fabric bow

Jillibean Soup stickers

Heidi Swapp Favorite Things puffy stickers

and Jillibean Soup alphas (Watermelon gazpacho soup).

here's the finished page 

Looking forward to seeing what you create.

TFL

cheers

Tracey

Leavin' on a Jet Plane - with Emma Zappone

 Happy Thursday everyone.
Hope you have all had a good week so far. 
Today I am sharing a layout that has been inspired by the mood/sketch colours of this month.

Lets check out the inspirational colours of the board....

Once I saw this months board I knew I was going to play with some 49&Market rub-ons to create this project. So I used the Vintage Artistry Travel Anywhere Rub-ons set. They were the perfect colours.

I used a selection of the maps, tickets, and more to over lap and create my unique background.
I used a Finnabair stencil with some ABM Happy acrylic paint to add a pop of colour over the rub-ons but without taking away the patterns and images underneath.

I also used some older Tim Holtz stamps to add subtle ticket effects throughout the rub-ons too. Making sure they complimented and didn't overtake the rub-on effect.

Behind the image and paper layers I added two Die-cuts from Stamperia's Lady Vagabond Clear Die Cuts set. This really set off the whole travel vibe. 

For the colour on the chipboard, paper layers and resin I used Distress Oxides, because I love them and they work so effortlessly. The quote for the page is also from the 49&Market Travel Rub-ons, which were rubbed onto heavy cardstock and then cut to suit the page. 

I hope this has inspired you a little to play with this months board.
Maybe even treat yourself to some delicious 49&Market product in the shop.

See you all next week.
Em xx

 

Gel prints, by Amanda Hartmann

 Hello SC fans!

Who has a Gel printing plate? And how often do you use it?

I was determined to get mine out over the weekend, to try with the NEW Dina Wakley Paint colours.

I used my very awesome Studio Light Jenine’s Mindful Art Journal 8.25″X7.5″, as the pages clip out so it is easier to use on the Gel plate than a bound art journal. I also had some sheets of A4 white cardstock ready to make a few prints - if you are doing it, you may as well make a few as you experiment!

Check out the new DINA colours here:

Dina Wakley Media Acrylic Paint – Tangelo 

Dina Wakley Media Acrylic Paint– Fir 

Dina Wakley Media Acrylic Paint – Sage

Dina Wakley Media Acrylic Paint – Rouge 

Dina Wakley Media Acrylic Paint – Orchid

Dina Wakley Media Acrylic Paint – Syrup

For texture I used these wood Clay rollers that I picked up for cheap at Kmart.

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Here are a few pictures of the printing process.

Use a Brayer to roll Sage on to the plate.

Clay rollers ready....

Roll through the paint to leave an impression.

Press cardstock on and peel back to reveal an awesome print!

Sage combined with Fir for this print.

Go again with Orchid and the other design in the clay roller.

Another print made!

Add some Tangelo to the mix for these prints.

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Now to look at my final projects!

"Courage"

Main print done with: Orchid, and extra painted colour with: Rouge

 Dina Wakley Tissue paper face and leaves:

Extra colour added with Vicki Boutin Gel crayons.

Splatters added with Dina Wakley Gloss Sprays – Fuchsia and Dina Wakley Gloss Sprays – White.

Stamping added and hand doodling.

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"Speak out"

Main print done with: Sage  and extra painted colour with: Fir

Dina Wakley Tissue paper face .

Dina Wakley Media Chipboard Shapes – Speak Out

Extra colour added with Vicki Boutin Gel crayons and Stabilo Aquarellable – Black Pencil.

Splatters added with Dina Wakley Gloss Sprays – Night and Dina Wakley Gloss Sprays – White.

Stickers from stash. Hand doodling.

It was fun to create these prints and I LOVE the new DINA colours! And bonus, I have a few extra prints, ready for future projects.

Thanks for looking,

Amanda